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Avalanche: Suicide Chute

Observer Name
T
Observation Date
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Avalanche Date
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Superior » Suicide Chute
Location Name or Route
Superior, Suicide Chute
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Skier
Depth
10"
Width
30'
Caught
3
Carried
3
Comments
Lcc, 9500 ft, suicide chute. Skinning up the apron we noticed Superior had slid down to the apron and suicide chute had avalanched naturally during the night which was not surprising. Soft debris in suicide chute mostly covered by new snow already. Boot packing up suicide chute on the lookers left hand side about 1/2 way up the chute and triggered a small 10-12 inch 30ft wide windloaded pocket that sat below the rock wall. 3 people in our party were carried about 10 feet downslope and after this we decided to head down
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